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'''''The Cenci''''' is a 1951 opera in eight scenes by [[Havergal Brian]] based on the Shelley play [[The Cenci]]. The opera premiered in 1997 in the UK in a performance in London by the Millennium Sinfonia conducted by James Kelleher.<ref> Havergal Brian: ''A Collection of Essays'', ed. [[Lewis Foreman]] (1969), p. 16</ref> However , even on very cursory acquaintance , it is not unreasonable to speculate that Turandot and also the opera that followed it The Cenci , whilst both worthy of production and assessment by the highest standards , are but a prelude ...</ref>
'''''The Cenci''''' is a 1951 opera in eight scenes by [[Havergal Brian]] based on the Shelley play [[The Cenci]]. The opera premiered in 1997 in the UK in a performance in London by the Millennium Sinfonia conducted by James Kelleher.<ref>Havergal Brian: ''A Collection of Essays'', ed. [[Lewis Foreman]] (1969), p. 16</ref> However, even on very cursory acquaintance, it is not unreasonable to speculate that Turandot and also the opera that followed it The Cenci, whilst both worthy of production and assessment by the highest standards, are but a prelude ...</ref>

==Recording==
==Recording==
Soloists including Helen Field, soprano David Wilson-Johnson, baritone Inga Jonsdottir, contralto Stuart Kale, tenor Justin Lavender, tenor Millennium Sinfonia James Kelleher First recording TOCC0094
Soloists including Helen Field, soprano David Wilson-Johnson, baritone Inga Jonsdottir, contralto Stuart Kale, tenor Justin Lavender, tenor Millennium Sinfonia James Kelleher First recording TOCC0094

==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 22:12, 24 August 2024

The Cenci is a 1951 opera in eight scenes by Havergal Brian based on the Shelley play The Cenci. The opera premiered in 1997 in the UK in a performance in London by the Millennium Sinfonia conducted by James Kelleher.[1] However, even on very cursory acquaintance, it is not unreasonable to speculate that Turandot and also the opera that followed it The Cenci, whilst both worthy of production and assessment by the highest standards, are but a prelude ...</ref>

Recording

Soloists including Helen Field, soprano David Wilson-Johnson, baritone Inga Jonsdottir, contralto Stuart Kale, tenor Justin Lavender, tenor Millennium Sinfonia James Kelleher First recording TOCC0094

References

  1. ^ Havergal Brian: A Collection of Essays, ed. Lewis Foreman (1969), p. 16